PiRate Ratings/Final Regular Season Top 25/Bowl Schedule/NCAA Playoffs

PiRate Rating Picks from this past weekend:

Winners: 8-4  66.7%  Season:   490-173 73.9%

Vs. Spread: 7-4-0 63.6%  Season: 109-132-3 45.2%

PiRate Top 25-Final Regular Season

No.	Team	Won	Lost	PiRate
1	Southern Cal	10	2	127
2	Oklahoma	11	2	126
3	Florida	9	3	126
4	Ohio State	11	1	123
5	Virginia Tech	11	2	122
6	West Virginia	10	2	122
7	L S U	11	2	120
8	Missouri	11	2	120
9	Kansas	11	1	120
10	Georgia	10	2	118
11	Arkansas	8	4	118
12	Oregon State	8	4	117
13	South Florida	9	3	117
14	Clemson	9	3	116
15	Cincinnati	9	3	115
16	Arizona State	10	2	114
17	Boise State	10	2	114
18	Tennessee	9	4	114
19	Utah	8	4	113
20	Oregon	8	4	113
21	U C L A	6	6	113
22	Illinois	9	3	112
23	Wisconsin	9	3	112
24	Brigham Young	10	2	112
25	Texas	9	3	112

PiRate Ratings By Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Clemson	5	3		9	3		410	220	116
Wake Forest	5	3		8	4		338	279	111
Boston College	6	2		10	3		372	264	110
Maryland	3	5		6	6		299	259	110
Florida State	4	4		7	5		275	263	106
North Carolina St.	3	5		5	7		249	339	94
Coastal Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Virginia Tech	7	1		11	2		381	201	122
Virginia	6	2		9	3		289	222	109
Georgia Tech	4	4		7	5		313	231	104
Miami (FL)	2	6		5	7		247	312	98
North Carolina	3	5		4	8		254	294	97
Duke	0	8		1	11		215	398	86

Big East Conference
	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
West Virginia	5	2		10	2		467	207	122
South Florida	4	3		9	3		430	248	117
Cincinnati	4	3		9	3		441	223	115
Rutgers	3	4		7	5		374	262	107
Connecticut	5	2		9	3		334	223	105
Louisville	3	4		6	6		422	377	105
Pittsburgh	3	4		5	7		274	291	105
Syracuse	1	6		2	10		197	418	87

Big 10 Conference
	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Ohio State	7	1		11	1		384	128	123
Illinois	6	2		9	3		345	234	112
Wisconsin	5	3		9	3		366	280	112
Penn State	4	4		8	4		365	211	111
Michigan St.	3	5		7	5		409	322	110
Michigan	6	2		8	4		313	243	108
Purdue	3	5		7	5		395	297	102
Indiana	3	5		7	5		389	321	99
Iowa	4	4		6	6		222	225	95
Northwestern	3	5		6	6		310	372	93
Minnesota	0	8		1	11		315	440	93

Big 12 Conference
North Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Missouri	7	1		11	2		522	319	120
Kansas	7	1		11	1		532	192	120
Colorado	4	4		6	6		331	353	101
Kansas St.	3	5		5	7		422	370	100
Iowa St.	2	6		3	9		218	381	95
Nebraska	2	6		5	7		401	455	95
South Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Oklahoma	6	2		11	2		564	236	126
Texas	5	3		9	3		432	295	112
Texas Tech	4	4		8	4		501	309	109
Texas A&M	4	4		7	5		346	313	108
Oklahoma St.	4	4		6	6		401	351	105
Baylor	0	8		3	9		218	411	83

Conference USA
East Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Central Fla.	7	1		10	3		499	362	107
East Carolina	6	2		7	5		362	357	97
Southern Miss.	5	3		7	5		330	283	95
Marshall	3	5		3	9		298	411	89
Memphis	6	2		7	5		353	375	87
U A B	1	7		2	10		235	421	78
West Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Tulsa	6	2		9	4		513	458	100
Houston	6	2		8	4		436	359	97
Tulane	3	5		4	8		293	285	87
Rice	3	5		3	9		374	515	85
S M U	0	8		1	11		340	477	83
U T E P	2	6		4	8		403	445	82

Independents
	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Navy	X	X		8	4		479	438	97
Notre Dame	X	X		3	9		197	345	94
Western Ky.	X	X		7	5		398	250	78
Army	X	X		3	9		203	364	77

Mid-American Conference
East Division	Division			Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Bowling Green	4	2		6	2		8	4		385	354	96
Ohio U	3	3		4	4		6	6		366	359	89
Buffalo	4	2		5	3		5	7		291	331	86
Miami (OH)	4	2		5	2		6	7		260	333	85
Temple	3	3		4	4		4	8		197	315	85
Akron	2	4		3	5		4	8		254	350	84
Kent St.	1	5		1	7		3	9		259	350	80
West Division	Division			Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Central Mich.	4	1		6	1		8	5		439	466	97
Western Mich.	2	3		4	4		5	7		323	347	97
Ball St.	4	1		5	2		7	5		379	316	95
Eastern Mich.	3	3		3	4		4	8		290	374	87
Toledo	2	3		3	5		5	7		395	470	85
Northern Illinois	0	5		1	6		2	10		229	370	79

Mountain West Conference
	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Utah	5	3		8	4		306	187	113
Brigham Young	8	0		10	2		374	225	112
T C U	4	4		7	5		319	230	108
Air Force	6	2		9	3		353	232	106
New Mexico	5	3		8	4		298	247	98
Colorado St.	2	6		3	9		304	369	93
San Diego St.	3	5		4	8		301	413	90
Wyoming	2	6		5	7		233	311	86
U N L V	1	7		2	10		218	343	85

Pacific 10 Conference
	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Southern Cal	7	2		10	2		375	191	127
Oregon St.	6	3		8	4		341	280	117
Arizona St.	7	2		10	2		386	241	114
Oregon	5	4		8	4		440	286	113
U C L A	5	4		6	6		276	272	113
Arizona	4	5		5	7		336	322	112
Washington	2	7		4	9		380	413	107
California	3	6		6	6		338	313	106
Washington St.	3	6		5	7		308	389	104
Stanford	3	6		4	8		235	339	96

Southeastern Conference
East Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Florida	5	3		9	3		517	290	126
Georgia	6	2		10	2		383	252	118
Tennessee	6	2		9	4		434	365	114
Kentucky	3	5		7	5		440	357	110
South Carolina	3	5		6	6		313	282	108
Vanderbilt	2	6		5	7		260	271	104
West Division	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
L S U	6	2		11	2		503	255	120
Arkansas	4	4		8	4		478	307	118
Auburn	5	3		8	4		292	200	111
Mississippi St.	4	4		7	5		269	301	106
Alabama	4	4		6	6		322	262	105
Ole Miss	0	8		3	9		241	342	97

Sunbelt Conference
	Conference			Overall
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Troy	6	1		8	4		408	295	100
Fla. Atlantic	6	1		7	5		361	405	95
La.-Monroe	4	3		6	6		282	332	91
M T S U	4	3		5	7		308	339	86
Arkansas St.	3	4		5	7		291	331	85
La.-Lafayette	3	4		3	9		285	430	83
Fla. Int’l	1	6		1	11		181	469	73
North Texas	1	6		2	10		308	541	72

Western Athletic Conference
Team	Won	Lost		Won	Lost		Pts	Opp	Rating
Boise St.	7	1		10	2		515	238	114
Hawaii	8	0		12	0		552	292	111
Fresno St.	6	2		8	4		387	323	99
Nevada	3	4		5	6		386	385	96
San Jose St.	4	4		5	7		245	352	92
La. Tech	4	3		5	6		239	319	88
Utah St.	2	6		2	10		247	406	84
Idaho	0	8		1	11		258	443	79
New Mexico St.	1	7		4	9		312	471	78

The Bowl Schedule

Date	Time	Bowl	City	Team	Team	Network
12/20	9:00 PM	Poinsettia	San Diego	Utah 8-4	Navy 8-4	ESPN
12/21	8:00 PM	New Orleans	New Orleans	Florida Atlantic 7-5	Memphis 7-5	ESPN2
12/22	1:00 PM	Papa John’s	Birmingham	Cincinnati 9-3	Southern Miss. 7-5	ESPN2
12/22	4:30 PM	New Mexico	Albuquerque	Nevada 6-6	New Mexico 8-4	ESPN
12/22	8:00 PM	Las Vegas	Las Vegas	U C L A 6-6	Brigham Young 10-2	ESPN
12/23	8:00 PM	Hawaii	Honolulu	East Carolina 7-5	Boise State 10-2	ESPN
12/26	7:30 PM	Motor City	Detroit	Purdue 7-5	Central Michigan 8-5	ESPN
12/27	8:00 PM	Holiday	San Diego	Texas 9-3	Arizona St. 10-2	ESPN
12/28	5:00 PM	Champs Sports	Orlando	Boston College 10-3	Michigan St. 7-5	ESPN
12/28	8:00 PM	Texas	Houston	T C U 7-5	Houston 8-4	NFL
12/28	8:00 PM	Emerald	San Francisco	Maryland 6-6	Oregon State 8-4	ESPN
12/29	1:00 PM	Meineke Car Care	Charlotte	Connecticut 9-3	Wake Forest 8-4	ESPN
12/29	4:30 PM	Liberty	Memphis	Central Florida 10-3	Mississippi St. 7-5	ESPN
12/29	8:00 PM	Alamo	San Antonio	Penn State 8-4	Texas A&M 7-5	ESPN
12/30	8:00 PM	Independence	Shrevport	Colorado 6-6	Alabama 6-6	ESPN
12/31	12:30 PM	Armed Forces	Ft. Worth	California 6-6	Air Force 9-3	ESPN
12/31	2:00 PM	Sun	El Paso	South Florida 9-3	Oregon 8-4	CBS
12/31	2:00 PM	Humanitarian	Boise	Georgia Tech 7-5	Fresno St. 8-4	ESPN2
12/31	4:00 PM	Music City	Nashville	Florida State 7-5	Kentucky 7-5	ESPN
12/31	7:30 PM	Chick-fil-A	Atlanta	Clemson 9-3	Auburn 8-4	ESPN
12/31	8:00 PM	Insight	Tempe	Oklahoma St. 6-6	Indiana 7-5	NFL
1/1	11:00 AM	Outback	Tampa	Wisconsin 9-3	Tennessee 9-4	ESPN
1/1	11:30 AM	Cottton	Dallas	Arkansas 8-4	Missouri 11-2	FOX
1/1	1:00 PM	Capital One	Orlando	Michigan 8-4	Florida 9-3	ABC
1/1	1:00 PM	Gator	Jacksonville	Texas Tech 8-4	Virginia 9-3	CBS
1/1	4:30 PM	Rose	Pasadena	Illinois 9-3	Southern Cal 10-2	ABC
1/1	8:30 PM	Sugar	New Orleans	Hawaii 12-0	Georgia 10-2	FOX
1/2	8:00 PM	Fiesta	Glendale	West Virginia 10-2	Oklahoma 11-2	FOX
1/3	8:00 PM	Orange	Miami	Kansas 11-1	Virginia Tech 11-2	FOX
1/5	12:00 PM	International	Toronto	Rutgers 7-5	Ball State 7-5	ESPN2
1/6	8:00 PM	GMAC	Mobile	Tulsa 9-4	Bowling Green 8-4	ESPN
1/7	8:00 PM	National Title	New Orleans	L S U 11-2	Ohio State 11-1	FOX

Selection Monday: The NCAA Football Computer Simulation Pairings

For all of you who want playoffs in lieu of the BcS joke we have, here is how they would work in the PiRate system.

The PiRate system calls for a 12-team playoff.  The champions of the ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC receive automatic bids.  The six highest ranked teams after that, regardless of conference affiliation are then invited as at-large participants.

The four highest ranked automatic qualifiers receive first round byes, while the other eight teams play in the opening round.  Bowls are used for all 11 games needed for a 12-team playoff.

Round One is December 8.  The Quarterfinals are December 22.  The Semifinals are January 1.  The Championship Game is January 14.

The Participants

ACC: Virginia Tech 11-2

Big East: West Virginia 10-2

Big 10: Ohio State 11-1

Big 12: Oklahoma 11-2

Pac-10: Southern California 10-2

SEC: L S U 11-2

At-Large: Georgia 10-2

At-Large: Missouri 11-2

At-Large: Kansas 11-1

At-Large: Hawaii 12-0

At-Large: Arizona St. 10-2

At-Large: Florida 9-3

Instead of the argument that LSU edged Georgia due to political factors made by certain network shirts, the argument would be between Florida, Illinois, Boston College, and Clemson.  At least these teams know they lost three games and have no right to argue like Georgia has this year.

The brainwashers try to tell the public that a playoff would destroy the bowl.  I ask you this:  How many bowls this year have any meaning or appeal to anybody other than the fans of the participating teams?  Does a bowl pitting a 7-5 team against a 6-6 team attract you to watch?  Are you just chomping at the bit to watch the Poinsettia, Armed Forces, Insight, Texas, and Independence Bowls?  Other than the LSU-Ohio State game, none of the other bowls matter.  Even the historic, Sugar, Cotton, Rose, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls have no bearing on the national championship.  There’s no need to watch these games, and when the sponsors of these bowls hear from enough fans who contact them to tell them as much, they will force a playoff.

Under the PiRate system, 11 bowls would play a deciding factor in the NCAA Championship.  The remaining bowls that currently have 6-6 and 7-5 teams would now have 8-4 and 9-3 teams instead. 

Let’s look at the pairings.

Round One-December 8

 

Gator Bowl:              #5 Georgia vs. #12 Florida

Outback Bowl:         #6 Missouri vs. #11 Arizona State

Holiday Bowl:           #7 Southern Cal vs. #10 Hawaii

Chick-fil-A Bowl:     #8 Kansas vs. #9 West Virginia

Quarterfinals-December 22

Fiesta Bowl:              #4 Oklahoma vs. Winner of Gator Bowl

Capital One Bowl:   #3 Virginia Tech vs. Winner of Outback Bowl

Cotton Bowl:             #2 L S U vs. Winner of Holiday Bowl

Rose Bowl:                #1 Ohio State vs. Winner of Chick-fil-A Bowl

Semifinals-January 1

Sugar Bowl:              Winner of Fiesta Bowl vs. Winner of Rose Bowl

Orange Bowl:           Winner of Capital One Bowl vs. Winner of Cotton Bowl

National Championship Game-January 14

New Orleans                        Winner of Sugar Bowl vs. Winner of Orange Bowl

Check back with the PiRate Ratings for the computer simulation of this championship playoff.  I will post scores and statistics for all these games, starting with round one Saturday.